OFF THE TOP: Show your local athlete some support, go check out a game
Just a quick couple of random thoughts off the top this morning. I went to the Gavilan men's basketball game Wednesday afternoon, and aside from keeping stats, I also kept tabs on the fans in the bleachers - all 50 or so of them. The game started at 3 p.m., but before that gets used as an excuse, contests that start at 7 p.m. get about the same response. And beside, I see plenty of people out and about at 3 p.m. when I make my afternoon coffee runs. So, time of day defense doesn’t cut it.
Sharks kick off homestand with 5-4 come-from-behind win
A six-game homestand started on a positive note Thursday as the San Jose Sharks rallied past the visiting Colorado Avalanche 5-4. Brent Burns, Joe Pavelski and Logan Couture registered goals in the third period after San Jose appeared to be headed toward an eighth loss in the past 10 games. San Jose erased a 4-2 deficit after two periods with a three-goal outburst in the final period.
Barry Bonds’ sentencing set for Friday
SAN FRANCISCO – Homerun king Barry Bonds may be confined to his Beverly Hills home, imprisoned for 15 months or simply placed on probation after he is sentenced Friday for giving evasive testimony to a federal grand jury probing sports doping.
Breaking down the 35 college bowl games
SEATTLE – Some holiday traditions just don't seem to go away. You know, like fruitcake, atrocities in the shopping aisles on Black Friday, and an ESPN-generated manifest of postseason college football that runs almost to Presidents Day. This year, we have something called the Belk Bowl in Charlotte. That's not to be confused with the bilk bowls, in which schools are held to ticket allotments in a down economy, while some bowl executives pull down half-million-dollar salaries. A look at the bowl season that starts Saturday, in all its 35-game, overstuffed glory.
Water district launches well testing program
Private domestic well owners: Do you know what's in your drinking water?
Scrapbook Dec. 12-16, 2011
HONORS: Noemi Naranjo: Noemi Naranjo was named Gavilan College's Employee of the Month for November 2011. Noemi is a part-time program services specialist in the Public Information Department. She started with the district in 2007.
Rehabilitated bobcat finds freedom again
Early in June, Daniel Pierce was biking along the Sawyer Camp trail above Crystal Springs Reservoir (near Burlingame) when he was startled to come upon a bobcat kitten along the wayside. The tiny animal was weak, starving, possibly sick and could barely stand. Daniel was worried that the kitten was orphaned and might die if not rescued. He quickly called several local wildlife centers for advice on how to handle the situation and was told to contact the Wildlife Education and Rehabilitation Center in Morgan Hill because WERC is nationally renowned for rehabilitating orphaned bobcat kittens.
Celebration honors Our Lady of Guadalupe
Hundreds of South County residents assembled in Morgan Hill Dec. 11 for a special event as St. Catherine Roman Catholic Church held its 15th annual Our Lady of Guadalupe Procession. Crowds gathered at the Community and Cultural Center more than an hour before the scheduled 11 a.m. start of the parade. Bands, choirs, marchers carrying flags and banners, and horse-riders participated in the march through downtown, completing the route at St. Catherine Church (17500 Peak Ave.).
